Still skimming across the net looking for more information on the Seychelles, we found gold! And not the proverbial kind. Legend has it that there was a pirate who buried his treasure somewhere in the Indian Ocean and it is believed to be located in the Seychelles. This makes the Seychelles a little more exciting, just knowing there there is unfound pirate treasure somwhere on the island…Dawgit!!

Here’s what we found on Wikipedia:

Olivier Levasseur (Calais, 1680 or 1690 – Réunion, 7 July 1730), was a pirate, nicknamed La Buse or La Bouche (The Buzzard) in his early days, called thus because of the speed with which he threw himself on his enemies.

His name first appears in 1716, when he joined the Benjamin Hornigold pirate company. Olivier was a good climber, and had a scar across one eye, limiting his view.

After a year of successful looting, the Hornigold party split, with Olivier deciding to try his luck at the West African coast. In 1719 he operated together with Howell Davis and Thomas Cocklyn for a period. In 1720, he was shipwrecked in the Red Sea and stranded at the island Mayotte, one of the Comores. His eye was completely mutilated by now, and he decided to wear an eyepatch.

From 1721 onwards he committed his raids from his base at the island Saint Mary’s, at the Madagascar coast. His biggest success was the conquering of the Portuguese vessel Nossa Senhora do Cabo (The Virgin of the Cape), which was full of gold. This was in cooperation with the English pirate John Taylor. He was eventually captured and hanged at the island Bourbon (today Réunion), on 7 July 1730) 17h00, for his crimes of piracy.

The Cryptogram of Olivier Levasseur

Alphabet of Olivier Levasseur

The legend tells that when he stood on the scaffold, he had a necklace around his neck,containing a cryptogram of 12 lines, and would have thrown this in the crowd while exclaiming: “Find my treasure, he who may understand it!”

What became of this necklace is unknown. To this day, a good number of impassioned treasure hunters have searched to find his fabulous treasure, estimated by some at a few million euros, others give it a value as much as 100 million UK pounds (2005).

In 1923 a certain Mrs. Savoy found some documents, describing Levasseur’s treasure at a southern island of the Seychelles group.
At one document there are some coordinates, and text in a mysterious alphabet.
At the Bel Ombre beach on the island Mahé, stones were found, with carvings like: dogs, snakes, tortoises, horses, a ballot box, a figure of a young woman, and the head of a man.
After some excavations they discovered two coffins containing the remainings of two people, identified as pirates by the gold ring in their left ear.
But no treasure was found at this location.
The cryptogram was much more difficult to solve than than what she had believed.
Deciphering it could be carried out only starting from the Clavicles of Solomon, two letters, a will and documents compiled in rebus or at least in initiatory writing which could be put in relation to maconnic symbolism.
These documents explicitly affirmed the existence of a treasure localised on an island in the Indian Ocean.
However the name of this island was not mentioned anywhere.

In 1947 English Reginald Cruise-Wilkins, a friend of Mrs. Savoy, studied the problem and discovered a connection with the twelve operations of Hercules. Various tasks, representing the Labours of Hercules, had to be undertaken in strict order. The treasure chamber is somewhere underground and must be approached carefully, to avoid being inundated. It is protected by the tides, which require damming to hold it back, and is to be approached from the north. Access is through a stairwell cut into the rocks, and tunnels leading under the beach. Until 1970 he sought and dug in the island of Mahé.
In a cave, in addition to old guns, some coins, and pirate sarcophagi, he did not find anything.
He died in 1977 before he broke the last piece of code.

Wow, this is some Goonies shit. This is something we will definitely be looking into. We’re not stupid…if a professional treasure hunter couldn’t find it in 23 years of searching, it probably won’t be found by the likes of us, but it’s nice to dream… I’m pretty sure we’ll have a “good time…wink, wink” late night on the beaches, drinking rum, having our pirate (role-playing) adventures.

Olivier de Vasseursaid,

Emmasaid,

Any updates on this? I really do hope Robert Graf finds the treasure. This is absolutely fascinating. It’s a shame this isn’t more information and photos about it online (i.e. the rocks, coffins, etc).

tereancesaid,

hey my name is Terance i witness when i was 7 years a german fellow remove one treasure i saw it it was at anse marie louis he went back to germany never came back and i know there more treasure in the seychelles

Jacosaid,

Albert Collinssaid,

hey russell , if i can show you proof that the buzzards treasure is there WILL YOU REALLY FUND THE EXPIPIDATION to retrive it?? and what would be in it for me/?? i can actually show proof that it is in place, actually there are three locations all holding treasure, in the same general area, any more info than what i have mentioned i would be giving away its location, so contact me if you would like, i am not a wealthy person and could never afford a trip to the place but i am sure it is there, but hey i,m only a man and have nothing to lose , and you could have everything to gain, so can we deal????

Liz Englertsaid,

Hey Marcus, I have found the treasure after 7 years of research but the Government won’t extend my contract to get it out. maybe they want to keep it for themselves. I need a GPR to show them more proof; can you help?

Huntersaid,

Liz, If you have some evidence to show that please show me and I will help out. Please note I need concrete information. What proof you have? I have seen you placing name and signs but this is not enought to convince me to get you the GPR or fund the expedition…I await

Huntersaid,

Dear Liz,
I am happy that you gave managed to finally found this treasure….Great work. How are you going to take it now if you no longer have a permit to do so? I have been reading a lot about is and noted that I may be able to figure it our. According to some research done, it is found in a cave and the location of this can be explained either by the cryptogram of by signs which are found on the site.

I guess if I am able to see such signs, i should be able to interprete those given that Le Vasseur was part of the Hornigold School…

jasonsaid,

treasure taken from the Virgin of the cape supposedly included a solid gold cross bout 7 ft tall encrusted w/ jewels of all sorts. Labuse sailed w/ many of the eras other leading pirates and if he were pennywise his treasure would be immense, the length of his pirate carreer is amazing compared to the average of the time.

Dracy. from Canadasaid,

I have been investigating this myself for 9 years off and on, I have studied the 12 labours of Herules, The first was because he’d killed his wife. This is why he had to do the labours. Latin, Arabic, and some Portuguese, etc. to find out what the key was and here it appears, if the key is right? Some Latin letters can also be numbers, which can lead to your teasure. I know there is a rock on the isle of Mahe with 4 compass points. I found this in the [Book of lost treasures] it has the lost Duchmans mine In the USA [WHICH HAS BEEN FOUND]. Al be it not by me @#$%^%$, Oak Island MONEY PIT. [Captain Kidd] Because of all the money used to try to get it. Limas lost treasure [English Captain who’s name I cant remeber, he lived in Newfoundland St. Johns and worked as carpenter until he died. 36 MILLION est, and a Spanish Benito Bonito pirate, 11 MILLION est. These last two are said to be on the Cocos Island belonging to Costa Rica.

Dracy. from Canadasaid,

The Lima treasure at a cool (36 million est. ) Had a life size statue of the virgin Mary solid glod with 1698 precious gems fix into it. there was gold cions, gold boullion & silver cions, silver boullion, and 250 dress swords with precious gems in them. This all came about because of a Spanish rebellion. the rebs chased the lords and ladies all the way to Lima’s port. There were no Spanish galleons at port, Only one English galleon. They loaded thier treasure on it and left 12 Spanish guards to watch over it. The English crue killed them, cut the cable and took off straight north to Cocos island where they hid the treasure, and then maid for Costa Rica but were run down by 3 Spanish galleons. the Spanish hanged all but 2 the captian and the master-mate his name was Foarbs.

johnsaid,

zachsaid,

You said that you were interested in going on this expedition. If you are serious we will have to get into contact and plan out exactly how to do this. Money will be a problem to get there however there is always a way. i will tell you more information when i recieve an email.

Robsaid,

zachsaid,

You said that you were interested in going on this expedition. If you are serious we will have to get into contact and plan out exactly how to do this. Money will be a problem to get there however there is always a way. i will tell you more information when i recieve an email.

Kayla Le Vavasoursaid,

I am among a long list of relatives,
as i know of at some point out family name changed somewhat early years from levasseur to le vavasour,
because some one in the family thought the name may have been cursed.
this stuff interests me and its fasinating!!!!!
if more information i could get my hands on to learn a bit more would be awesome!!! :) thanks

El Griegosaid,

OK Dracy from Canada, The mans name was John Keeting.
I am in Costa Rica the Island has more then just gold as its treasure, its considered one of the most beautiful Islands in the world with over 200 waterfalls on it.
It was used for pirates for its abundance of fresh waters and YES gold has been found on the island!!!! Legend says even the famous Sir Francis Drake has buried treasure there!!!!!!!1

Clintsaid,

Keeting was the guy from NF who allegedly found the treasure on cocos island wasn’t he!?! I think it was cocos island,apparently the guy who stole the treasure was on his deathbed and gave keeting a map…keeting went there and only took a portion of it and left the rest there(supposedly)
that story has been on the discovery channel!

Seansaid,

Im interested in joining some type of team, Im not sure what i could bring to the team but i could defintaly do any labour needed. I could also do anything anyone asks pretty much, as long as you tell me what i need.

I have the money, That’s not saying im a millionaire but i have some cash.

zachsaid,

I see that there are plenty of people interested in joing the expedition, the trip I am planning will be around may-june timeframe 2012, this may seem like it is a very long time away however doing the research that I have done Ive found that there is much information left out and or missing. I dont not want to embark without knowing in full all the information pertaining to the Seychelles Treasure. I will not be unprepared. If the people who said they are interested are actually interested in going then I need to know how you can contribute to the team. I have two emails that you can contact me with, or simply leave a comment here, however with my job it may take a few weeks before i can check this website again. udo6614@hotmail.com or richzach@cvn73.navy.mil. If interested the let me know.

michel renaudsaid,

what you are looking for its no their,only the chosen can have knows, youre not the one,keep away from it….it might become trouble some in the future for you huntes……
remember only the chosen one can have it.
the owner of that treasure,was much more clever than you expected….so expect the unexpected out of the expected…

Andrewsaid,

Hi. Does anybody have any information on the pirate named Mancienne. There is a rock named Mancienne Rock on Mahe where he apparently held slaves. Please let me know if you know any stories or history about this pirate or where I can get information. Post here or email amill86@yahoo.com

Arnett Peerysaid,

The riddle of the lady and the third (ring) was answered ,subliminally of course, in the made-for-TV ‘documentary’ that was done and aired in about 2003-2004. The lady IS the third ring(reign)! Her name is Nefertiti and she was the third queen of ancient Egypt. She is a granite monolith in the shape of the famous bust of Nefertiti and was there in the water (waterlogged lady) behind JC-W at the end of that documentary.
“Follow Jason and the third ring will be revealed!” JASON is July, August, September, October and November! December (follows JASON), in most years, is the time of the Spring Tide, when the water level is at its lowest. She is exposed (revealed) during this low tide.
I don’t expect you’ll find any treasure there, but if you do just send me a card with a smiley face on it!

FlIppasaid,

Hi everyone. My father was Cruise-Wilkins investor for many years. He bought the land that the treasure is supposedly ment to be on and he arranged for the airport to get the heavy equipment to move the bolders in the 70’s. Sadly there was a coup d’etat and the government took his land from him, there was also a bank crash in the UK and my dad lost everything. Both Cruise-Wilkins and my father have now passed away. I have heard John Cruise0Wilkins (son of) is now searching. I’d be curious to see how you all do! You’ll need lots of money to succeed! Good luck!

Nicksaid,

It is only fair that you guys are made aware the cryptogram and alphabet of Olivier Levasseur is a wild goose and is of no use regarding the treasure location. I can help if anybody is interested in filling the gaps. Contact me on nickriviera68@gmail.com

Made-in-Joliniersaid,

I just found out about Levasseur’s story… It’s getting me very interested! Does anyone have updates on Robert Graf’s research? The most recent info that I could seem to find was this article: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Treasure_Quest.html. Anything new that you could tell me about it?
Also, Zach, how’s your plan going? Did you make it to the Seychelles?
I’m French and currently in the US. If there are any things in French you’d want help with, don’t hesitate to contact me @: jadoumo@yahoo.fr.

lizenglertsaid,

Hey guys. I have finished my book on La Buse. I know that if the treasure comes out in the world somewhere, then I can claim it. My evidence is in my book, pictures, explanation on what the signs mean and how I identified the treasure and dug straight above it (as we could not find the entrance which was well hidden). I also did scans using and EXP 4000 and EXP5000, which showed the boxes clearly. Unfortunately, the Government refused to extend my contract when I was only 2-3 feet to reach the bottom. I was drilling through granite rock, from the approval they gave me. What more damage could 2-3 feet do, if they are there with me supervising.

Because of pressure from so many people that are jealous and only wants to see me fail, or wants to take the treasure illegally, they are letting such a wonderful opportunity to put Seychelles on the map influence their decision.

I even went as far as asking them to come and supervise the site with me, to guide me to do the right thing, now that I have finally found the entrance and they even refused that up to now. I totally understand their concern for the environment, because that is very important for Seychelles. Other people has been on site and doing illegal digging that I got blamed for. We have local newspapers that are writting such terrible things about the treasure, but none of them has even come to me to get my side of the story. Maybe if they did, they would understand that I want nothing more than removing the treasure LEGALLY to benefit Seychelles and our tourism industry. I am ready to let the media watch the whole thing but then again, I don’t think I will ever get that opprtunity as long as our mind set don’t change.

Seychelles has the opportunity to become one of the most talked about place in the world, but alas, maybe someone can do a documentary to let the world know what I have found. It will be something to me at least.

anna rosaid,

today i found a perculiar rock.. at b.v where the savoy has built the hotel is strangely identical to the clue on the rock.. maybe it has already been dug up because it is too much of a coincidence. although my research will not stop there.. sooner or later we will know what la buse has in store for us